

I guess it makes coreutils vulnerable to EEE. Corps with significant stakes in Linux would be able to extend the API with proprietary functions, build ecosystems on top of that, and lock out independent development.
Imagine being unable to distribute a Linux based OS that is compatible with most of the world without proprietary age verification built in for example.




One way to do that, and no joke, is to start up and participate in local barter economies.
A bunch of places I’ve lived in, especially with a large student population, would have communities where people who have surpluses of something, extra food, old furniture, can give it to people who need them.
Ask yourself the question, what can you do to fulfill a need while preempting consumption, and you have an answer.